This WA beach has been named the best beach in the world

Straya, we’ve gone and done it again and taken out the top spot in the entire world (yes, you read that right) for best beach on Earth. Not that anyone’s that surprised. 

According to a recent list based on the votes of an array of travel influencers, journalists, editors and agents, the sun-safe folks over at Banana Boat have just released a list of the 50 Best Beaches in the World – and Lucky Bay in Western Australia just got ranked as the big number one. 

Lucky Bay is a slice of paradisal coastline that’s tucked away in the Cape Le Grand National Park on the south coast of the Western Australian coastline. Known for its blindingly white sand and bright turquoise water, this hidden beach took out the top spot for being a wildlife sanctuary, a dreamy swimming spot, and an overall pristine and secluded beach that deserves a visit. 

Lucky Bay wasn’t the only Aussie beach to crack the list. We also came through with crowd favourite Whitehaven in the Whitsundays ranking at number four, 2022’s world’s second best beach – Turquoise Bay in Exmouth coming in at number 17, and finally, Little Hellfire Bay (also in WA – there must be something in the water) rounding in at a healthy number 28. Not bad, Australia. 

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The beaches were selected on a five-step criteria of; remoteness, untouched nature and wilderness, how swimmable they are, average days of sunshine, and annual average temperature. 

The full 50 best beaches are: 

1. Lucky Bay, Australia
2. Source D'Argent, the Seychelles
3. Hidden Beach, the Philippines
4. Whitehaven Beach, Australia
5. One Foot Island, Cook Islands
6. Trunk Bay, US Virgin Islands
7. Honopu Beach, Hawaii
8. Reynisfjara Beach, Iceland
9. Navagio Beach, Greece
10. Balandra Beach, Mexico
11. Cala Goloritze, Italy
12. Pipe Creek Sandbar, Bahamas
13. Pink Beach, Indonesia
14. Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
15. Gardner Bay, Ecuador
16. McWay Falls Beach, California
17. Turquoise Bay, Australia
18. Le Morne Beach, Mauritius
19. Baia do Sancho, Brazil
20. Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands
21. Lanikai Beach, Hawaii
22. Maya Bay, Thailand
23. Calo des Moro, Spain
24. Kelingking Beach, Indonesia
25. Meads Bay, Anguilla
26. Flamenco Beach, Puerto Rico
27. Cayo Arena, Dominican Republic
28. Little Hellfire Bay, Australia
29. Anse Lazio, Seychelles
30. Vaeroy Beach, Norway
31. Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda
32. Myrtos Beach, Greece
33. Hidden Beach, Mexico
34. Grand Anse, Grenada
35. Xpu Ha Beach, Mexico
36. San Josef Bay, Canada
37. Matira Beach, French Polynesia
38. Capriccioli Beach, Italy
39. Pasjaca Beach, Croatia
40. Boulders Beach, South Africa
41. Salines Beach, Martinique
42. Champagne Beach, Vanuatu
43. Praia de Marinha, Portugal
44. Balos Beach, Greece
45. Achmelvich Beach, Scotland
46. Kaputas Beach, Turkey
47. Radhanagar Beach, India
48. Varadero Beach, Cuba
49. Piha Beach, New Zealand
50. Pink Sand Beach, Bahamas

You can see the full list (with pictures alongside) by clicking right here. 

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